All Screen articles in 20 Jan 2011
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FeaturesCol Spector
Honeymooner director Col Spector talks about non-loutish male characters, shooting on a tight budget and being part of New British Cinema Quarterly.
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NewsSimon Breen joins Bedlam to work on factual TV projects
Bedlam Productions, the UK company that was the starting force behind The King’s Speech, has hired Simon Breen as creative director.
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FeaturesThe Edinburgh Overhaul
Centre for the Moving Image CEO Gavin Miller said the festival has to redefine itself for the 21st century; some industry watchers bemoan loss of competition section.
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NewsEaling Studios International comes on board for Bobby Fischer doc
Liz Garbus’ Sundance film has alrady sold for the UK, Canada and Australia/New Zealand.
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NewsRussian franchise pioneers new 3D technology
The Very Best Movie 3D, one of the first Russian productions to be filmed in 3D, is released theatrically in Russia today.
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NewsCinema City acquires Palace Cinemas for $38m
Cinema City International announced today that is has acquired the Palace Cinemas’ chain.
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NewsKorean box office rises 6.5% to record $1.02 billion
The Korean Film Council has announced its 2010 industry report with box office gross up 6.5% year-on-year to a record $1.02bn (KW1,150,100,000,000) despite admissions dropping 9.6% to 146.8 million.
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NewsMike Hodges to give keynote speech at Story Engine Conference
Hodges to participate in 40th anniversary events for Get Carter in March in Newcastle.
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NewsHot projects on Screenbase
Roman Polanski is working on his new project The God Of Carnage, while the Louis Pergaud novel War Of The Buttons (La Guerre Des Boutons) will be adapted again for the big screen and Russell Owen is shooting his debut feature, Welcome To The Majority, in the UK.
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NewsSundance kicks off with strong screenings, sales buzz
Last night’s clutch of well received opening night films at Sundance combined with SPWA’s preemptive swoop on the Morgan Spurlock documentary earlier in the day has instilled hope among attendees that this will be a busy festival.
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NewsOf Gods and Men leads Cesar nominees
Xavier Beauvois Cannes Grand Prix winner gets 11 nominations; Gainsbourg and The Ghost Writer follow with eight each.
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NewsFilmMaster partners with Enzo Sisti
European commercial studio FilmMaster announced today that they have signed a partnership deal with executive producer Enzo Sisti.
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NewsFirth, Garfield, Ahmed compete at Evening Standard Awards
The shortlisted nominees for the 38th Evening Standard British Film Awards have been announced.
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NewsLocarno dedicates 2011 to Vincente Minelli and gets more funding
This year’s Locarno Film Festival (Aug 3-13) will dedicate its retrospective to the work of the American director Vincente Minnelli.
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NewsAamir Khan, Sandy Powell among members of Berlinale's jury
Festival holding place open for Panahi; Berlinale Special screenings to include Late Bloomers, The King’s Speech, Toast.
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FeaturesA very fine vintage
The last year has yielded a remarkable selection of awards contenders (and a few that could sneak in as wild cards), the majority of which were made outside the studio system. Jeremy Kay reports
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FeaturesRonni Chasen: a life in film
Following the death of the veteran publicist, this year’s awards season is missing one of its most beloved figures.
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Rotterdam to present programme of 20 South Asian shorts
In addition to the South Asian features in the Tiger competition and Bright Future section, Rotterdam will also offer a focus on 20 recent South Asian shorts.
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NewsUK distributor Soda Pictures launches new international sales business
UK distributor Soda Pictures is diversifying with the launch of a new international sales arm, Soda Pictures International.
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NewsRevolver rocks with Stone Roses-themed film
Revolver Entertainment is backing Fiesta Productions’ new feature film set against the Stone Roses seminal Spike Island gig in 1990.